Huntertown has been adding houses quickly, and new roofs still come with small gaps. Squirrels notice. So do raccoons, once a subdivision grows up against woods or a retention pond. Northern Allen County gives them both.
A lot of calls up here start the same way. Something scratches early in the morning, or a vent screen is pushed out on a house that is not very old. Newer homes can be tight in the living room and surprisingly open at the roofline. That is where we look first.
You do not have to live in the country to get a visitor. A backyard that backs up to trees is enough. If the noise is over a bedroom in 46748, tell us the time of day and we will help sort the rest.
Houses around Huntertown
Newer gables, builder vents, and fascia corners are the usual doors. We also check deck roofs that tie back into the house, because that joint is a favorite.
What we get called for
A vent screen pushed out
Squirrels treat a fresh gable like a suggestion.
Night noise on a new street
Raccoons follow the tree line as the neighborhood grows.
Holes by a retention pond
Groundhogs and skunks like the soft edges of new lots.